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School: Coillte Clochair (C.) (roll number 2364)

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Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 164

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    The Kilcoo road was made in the year 1868. The protestant church of Kiltyclogher was dedicated at that time. The contractors who made the road from the bridge down to the preaching house were Stephenson and Pickson.
    The part from Kiltyclogher down to the bridge was not made for a little while afterwards. There was no road up to the church only an old path, and flags were across the river.
    The floods was up over the flags, and the people coming to the church could not get across. When William Wilson and his mother were coming up, they were wondering how they were going to get across, and a man called Dumby Bustard came along with a Jennet and cart and brought them across. The road was
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr William Wilson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Cashelnadrea, Co. Fermanagh